What color is #8375B9?

#8375B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8375B9?

The RGB value is 131, 117, 185: 131 red, 117 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8375B9?

The complementary color is #ABB975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8375B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8375B9 color

#8375B9 rgb(131, 117, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8375B9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 45.9% green and 72.5% blue (131, 117, 185).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#8375B9 color codes

HEX	`#8375B9`
RGB	`rgb(131, 117, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 45.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53, 20.67, -33.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53, 39.74, 301.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.476, 21.05, 48.663)`
Decimal	`8615353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8375B9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8375B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8375B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8375B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8375b9; }
.text { color: #8375b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8375b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 117 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8375b9, #a575b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8375B9?: #8375B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8375B9?: The RGB value is 131, 117, 185: 131 red, 117 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8375B9?: The complementary color is #ABB975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8375B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.